Four US cities feature in an otherwise—almost exclusively—Latin American list of the world's most murderous

Cities from only two countries outside Latin American and the Caribbean occupy places on the list; the United States and South Africa. Four American cities from the previous year remain, lead by St Louis, where murders rose slightly in 2015. Baltimore has seen the largest rise, from 40th to 19th. For cities in the world's biggest economy, this list is very poor company to be keeping indeed.